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第43章

Somefearedforbrideandbridegroomyet;andguessAtstrangemischance。”Inthenightcrieswereheard,”

Othershadseensomeshadowsonthewall,inwondrousways。

LivesPascalyet?NonedarestodressThespicybroth,[11]toleavebesidethenuptialdoor;

Andsoanotherhourgoeso’er。

Thenfloatsalovelystrainofmusicoverhead,Asweetrefrainoftheardbefore,’Tistheaoubado[12]offeredtothenewly-wed。

Sothedooropesatlast,andtheyoungpairwasseen,Sheblushedbeforethefolk,butfriendlyhandandmien,Thefragmentsofhergartergives,Andeverywomantworeceives;

Thenwinksandwordsofruthfromeyeandliparepassed,AndluckofproudPascalmakesenviousallatlast,Forthepoorlads,whoseheartsarehealedbutslightly,Oftheirfirstferventpain,WhentheyseeFranconnette,blossomingrose-lightbrightly,Alldewyfresh,sosweetandsightly,Theycryaloud,”We’llne’erbelieveaSorcereragain!”

FootnotestoFRANCONNETTE。

[1]BlaisedeMontluc,MarshalofFrance,wasoneofthebitterestpersecutorsoftheHugueuots。Towardstheendofthesixteenthcentury,AgenwasacentreofProtestantism。Thetownwastakenagainandagainbythecontendingreligiousfactions。

WhenMontlucretooktheplace,in1562,fromTruelle,theHuguenotcaptain,hefoundthattheinhabitantshadfled,andtherewasnoonetobutcher(GascogneetLanguedoc,parPaulJoanne,p。95)。MontlucmadeupforhisdisappointmentbylayingwastethecountrybetweenFumelandPenne,townstothenorthofAgen,andslayingalltheHuguenots——men,women,andchildr

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